Stetson University proudly congratulates the recipients of the 2023 Maris Awards, honoring exceptional undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative achievement presented during Stetson Showcase.
The Maris Awards recognize students whose work demonstrates originality, academic excellence, and effective communication across a broad range of disciplines. The 2023 recipients showcased innovative projects spanning scientific research, technology, the humanities, social sciences, and the arts, reflecting the vibrant culture of undergraduate scholarship at Stetson.
Leonard Nance Prize
- Analee Monrreal – Effects of Farm-related Risks and Exposures: Evaluating Environmental Injustice on Farmworkers in Pierson, Florida
Poster Presentations
- Grayson Taber – Imaging Early Developmental Stages of Butterfly, Vanessa cardui
- Margaret Struble – The Effect of Hypoxia on Apoptotic Pathways in SKBR3 Breast Cancer Cells
- Kayle Cunningham – Diversity of Parasites in Central Florida Rodents: Neotoma, Sigmodon, and Peromyscus
Art and Digital Arts Presentations and Exhibitions
- Mario Saponaro – Eternity Doesn’t Last Forever
Junior Music Recitals
- Isabel Barbato – Voice
Oral Presentations
- Xanthippe A. Pack-Brown – Let Women Love: A Cross Examination of Sapphic Relationships in Fantasy and Reality
- Mary Brandt – United States and China: Cybersecurity and Cyberwarfare in the 21st Century
- Evans Asuboah – Redesigning Black Home Schoolers of Central Florida’s Website for Improved User Experience and Increased Donations
- Kaira Thevenin – Exploration of Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small Tumor Antigen in Transformation & Tumorigenesis
- Chloe DeYoung – Analyzing the Function of Fus1 During Cell Fusion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Shadia Muñoz Najar – Riches to Rags: The Paradox of Resource Abundance in Latin America
Stetson University congratulates all of the 2023 Maris Award recipients on their outstanding accomplishments. Their research, scholarship, and creative work exemplify the university’s commitment to intellectual curiosity, innovation, and academic excellence while making meaningful contributions to their respective fields.